Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:17-24.1. Sharing of superintendent, school business administrator; procedure 4. The boards of education of two or more school districts may share a superintendent or a school business administrator, or both. A shared superintendent or business administrator shall be subject t…

18A:17-24.2. Contract for sharing superintendent, school business administrator 5. Any boards obtaining the approval of the Commissioner of Education may contract with one another for the sharing of a superintendent or school business administrator. The contract shall be in writi…

18A:17-24.3. Appointment of shared superintendent, school business administrator; terms 6. The boards of education may, by contract, appoint a shared superintendent or school business administrator for a term of not less than three nor more than five years and expiring July 1, by…

18A:17-24.4. Grounds for dismissal of shared superintendent, school business administrator 7. During the term of any employment contract with the board, a shared superintendent or school business administrator shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficie…

18A:17-24.5. Position of shared superintendent, business administrator not tenurable 8. The position of shared superintendent or shared business administrator shall not be a tenurable position. If two or more boards of education appoint an individual from within one of the school…

18A:17-24.6. Determination of initial terms, conditions of employment contract 9. The initial terms and conditions of the employment contract between the boards and the superintendent or school business administrator shall be determined by the boards and the superintendent or bus…

18A:17-24.7. Individual evaluation of shared superintendent, school business administrator 10. Each district shall ensure that the shared superintendent or school business administrator is evaluated individually in that district, in accordance with statute and regulation. L.1996,…

18A:17-24.8. Mediation of contract disputes 11. The county superintendent or superintendents if the districts are in different counties shall serve as a mediator for any disputes arising over the interpretation of the contract between the boards of education sharing a superintend…

18A:17-24.9. Law supersedes "Interlocal Services Act". 12. The provisions of P.L.1996, c.111 (C.18A:17-24.1 et al.) shall govern the sharing of a superintendent or school business administrator by two or more boards of education and shall not be deemed inconsistent with the provi…

18A:17-25. Appointment; salary; removal A business manager may be appointed in any type I school district, and subject to the provisions of article 1 of this chapter, may be removed from such office, by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board of edu…

18A:17-26. Bond of business manager The business manager shall, before entering upon the duties of office, give bond to the board for the faithful discharge of his duties in such principal sum, not less than $2,000.00 and with such surety as the board shall direct, but the annual…

18A:17-27. Attendance upon meetings of the board The business manager shall have a seat on the board and the right to speak on all matters relating to his department but he shall not have the right to vote. L.1967, c.271.

18A:17-28. Duties of business manager The business manager shall: a. Have charge and care of the public school buildings and other property belonging to the district and the repair and maintenance thereof, and in the case of repairs not exceeding the sum of $1,000.00, he, when so…

18A:17-29. Appointment of clerks The business manager may appoint and remove clerks in his office to the number and at such salaries as shall be determined by the board of education. L.1967, c.271.

18A:17-3. Tenure of janitorial employees Every public school janitor of a school district shall, unless he is appointed for a fixed term, hold his office, position or employment under tenure during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be dismissed or suspended or reduced in…

18A:17-30. Business assistants; appointments, etc. The board of education in every type II school district which has a board of school estimate may employ and dismiss a business assistant, fix his duties, compensation and term of employment. L.1967, c.271.

18A:17-31 Treasurer of school moneys. 18A:17-31. The board may appoint any suitable person except a member or employee of the board, with a term of office fixed by the board as the treasurer of school moneys. Any municipal officer acting or designated as treasurer of school money…

18A:17-32. Bond of treasurer If the treasurer is an officer of the municipality constituting the district, and the bond given by him for the faithful performance of his duties as such municipal officer covers and secures the faithful performance of his duties as treasurer of scho…

18A:17-33. Compensation The treasurer shall receive from the board of education such compensation as the board shall determine. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1981, c. 174, s. 6, eff. June 19, 1981.

18A:17-34 Receipt and disposition of moneys. 18A:17-34. In a district which appoints a treasurer of school moneys, the treasurer shall receive and hold in trust all school moneys belonging to the district from whatever source derived free of any control by the governing body of a…

18A:17-35. Records of receipts and payments The treasurer shall keep a record of the sums received and paid out by him in books provided for that purpose and kept in accordance with the uniform system of bookkeeping prescribed by the State board. Upon ceasing to hold said office …

18A:17-36. Accounting; monthly and annual reports The treasurer shall render to the board monthly, and at such other times as shall be requested by the board, reports giving a detailed account of all receipts, the amounts of all warrants signed by him since the date of his last r…

18A:17-4. Reduction in number of janitorial employees No board of education shall reduce the number of janitors, janitor engineers, custodians or janitorial employees in any district by reason of residence, age, sex, race, religion or political affiliation and when any janitor, j…

18A:17-41. Rules and regulations governing janitorial employees The board of education of every district shall make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this title, as may be necessary for the employment, discharge, management and control of the public school janitor…

18A:17-42. Preamble; purpose of article The legislature finds that the safety and welfare of the public school students of this state while attending sessions of the public schools is a matter of prime concern to the citizens of this state; that, in several isolated instances thr…

18A:17-43. Employment of law enforcement officers (a) The commissioner may, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article and upon a finding of need therefor, authorize any board of education to employ, subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil …

18A:17-43.1 Training course required for service as safe schools resource officer, liaison to law enforcement. 3. a. Following the development of the training course pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.276 (C.52:17B-71.8) or 180 days following the effective date…

18A:17-43.2 New Jersey School Safety Specialist Academy, Certification programs. 1. a. There is established in the Department of Education the New Jersey School Safety Specialist Academy. It shall be the purpose of the academy to serve as a central repository for best practices, …

18A:17-43.3 Designation of school safety specialist. 2. The superintendent in each school district shall designate a school administrator, or a school employee with expertise in school safety and security, as a school safety specialist for the district. The school safety speciali…

18A:17-43.4 Threat assessment team, establishment, policy; school district, charter school, renaissance school project. 1. a. The board of education of each school district and the board of trustees of each charter school or renaissance school project shall develop and adopt a po…

18A:17-43.5 Alignment of threat assessment team policy. 2. a. Any policy developed by a school district, charter school or renaissance school project concerning the establishment of a threat assessment team, required pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall be aligned with guidel…

18A:17-43.6 Guidelines developed; training provided. 3. The Department of Education, in consultation with State law enforcement agencies and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, shall develop guidelines for school districts, charter schools, and renaissanc…

18A:17-45. Rules and regulations to be established by commissioner The commissioner shall issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this article. L.1967, c.271.

18A:17-46 Reporting of certain acts by school employee; report; public hearing. 1. Any school employee observing or having direct knowledge from a participant or victim of an act of violence shall, in accordance with standards established by the commissioner, file a report descri…

18A:17-47. Discharge of, or discrimination against, school employee who files report It shall be unlawful for any board of education to discharge or in any manner discriminate against a school employee as to his employment because the employee had filed a report pursuant to secti…

18A:17-48 Annual report to Legislature. 3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall each year submit a report to the Education Committees of the Senate and General Assembly detailing the extent of violence, vandalism, and harassment, intimidation, or bullying in the public schools …

18A:17-49. Definitions relative to public school facilities 1. As used in this act, "Buildings and grounds supervisor" means a person employed by a school district who performs administrative and supervisory duties relating to the structural, mechanical and physical maintenance a…

18A:17-5 Appointment of secretary of board of education; terms; compensation; vacancy. 18A:17-5. Each secretary shall be appointed by the board, by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership, for a term to expire not later than June 30 , or January 15 in the case o…

18A:17-50. Conditions of employing building and grounds supervisor 2. Commencing September 1, 2002, no person shall be employed by a board of education of a school district as a buildings and grounds supervisor unless he is a certified educational facilities manager; except that …

18A:17-51 Applicant to provide certification documentation. 3. A board of education shall require any applicant for a permanent position as a buildings and grounds supervisor to provide documentation that he is a certified educational facilities manager who has received an author…

18A:17-52. Rules, regulations 4. The State Board of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1999, c.337, s.4.

18A:17-53 Issuance of authorization to serve as educational facilities manager. 2. a. The Department of Education shall issue an authorization to serve as an educational facilities manager to an applicant who meets the criteria of a certified educational facilities manager as set…

18A:17-54 Application for renewal of authorization. 3. a. A certified educational facilities manager shall apply to the Department of Education for renewal of the authorization issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2013, c.47 (C.18A:17-53). The renewal application shall include a c…

18A:17-6 Bond of secretary. 18A:17-6. The secretary shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give bond to the board, not less than $2,000.00, in an amount and with surety to be approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his offic…

18A:17-7. Notices, minutes, special meetings 18A:17-7. The secretary shall give notice of all regular or special meetings of the board to the members thereof and record the minutes of all proceedings of the board and the results of any annual or special school election in suitabl…

18A:17-8 Duties of secretary as general accountant of board. 18A:17-8. The secretary shall be the general accountant of the board and he shall: a. Collect and in a district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, deposit tuition fees and other moneys due to the board. I…